1.6% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Huntingdale - Southern River · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Huntingdale - Southern River
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Huntingdale - Southern River relies on a car, with only 1.6% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is seen in the way people get to work and the long 75-minute transit time to the city. While there are plenty of bus stops nearby, the area remains very car-centric.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 46.5% of homes owning two vehicles and nearly 10% having four or more. This means the proportion of homes without a car is well below the Western Australian figure of 5.0%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Huntingdale - Southern River, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 69% of people commuting as a driver. Only 5.8% of residents work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
5.8% ▲ +126.1%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -31.1%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is based entirely on buses, and there are 92 stops in the area. However, weekly departures are far below the Western Australian figure, and the transit time to the city is much higher than most areas.
92
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.21
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
833.2
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
21,869
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
54,682
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
75
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical drive time to the city is 25 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. Residents can usually walk to their nearest transport stop in about 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
25
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Huntingdale - Southern River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506041135/huntingdale-southern-river/topic/transport